Charnock Richard is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles south-west of the town of Chorley, seven miles north of the major town of Wigan, 151 miles north of Cardiff, 162 miles south of Edinburgh, and 182 miles north-west of London. Charnock Richard lies two miles north-west of the Greater Manchester border. Charnock Richard falls within the district council of Chorley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR7 postcode district. The post town for Charnock Richard is Chorley.
Charnock Richard is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Charnock Richard is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Charnock Richard is PR7 5NA.
Charnock Richard is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PR7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PR7 postcode district.
The post town for Charnock Richard is Chorley. Charnock Richard is in the PR7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chorley.
The centre of Charnock Richard is located at position 53.63619° latitude and -2.67446° longitude.
Latitude | 53.63619° |
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Longitude | -2.67446° |
The centre of Charnock Richard is located at the grid reference easting 355501 and northing 415731 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 355501 |
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Northing | 415731 |
Position of Charnock Richard relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Charnock Richard to the centre of the town.
Position of Charnock Richard relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Charnock Richard to the centre of the city.